| 36th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
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| 20110214512 | FLUIDIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF DETERMINING PROPERTIES OF FLUIDS FLOWING THEREIN - Fluidic systems and methods of determining properties of fluids flowing therein. The fluidic systems and methods make use of a micromachined device that determines at least one property of the fluid within the system. The micromachined device includes a base structure on a substrate and a tube structure extending from the base structure and spaced apart from a surface of the substrate. The tube structure has at least one pair of geometrically parallel tube portions substantially lying in a plane, and at least one continuous internal passage defined at least in part within the parallel tube portions. A drive element induces vibrational movement of the tube structure in the plane of the tube structure and induces resonant vibrational movements in the tube portions in the plane of the tube structure. A sensing element senses deflections of each tube portion in the plane of the tube structure. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214513 | Sensor-equipped bearing for wheel - A sensor equipped wheel support bearing assembly, in which the load imposed on the wheel support bearing assembly or a tire tread of a wheel tire can be accurately detected without being affected by the rolling elements, includes rolling elements interposed between plural opposed rolling surfaces defined in outer and inner members. One of the outer and inner members that serves as a stationary member is provided with one or more sensor unit. The sensor unit includes a strain generating member, having two or more contact fixing segments fixed to the stationary member, and a sensor for detecting such strain. The strain generating member in the sensor unit is arranged at a position departing from a line passing through a center of the rolling elements and extending in a direction defined by the rolling element contact angle. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214514 | LOAD MONITORING FOR ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS - A method for determining a load on a driven component of a rotating or stationary electromechanical system includes locating a rotationally flexible shaft portion in operable communication with a driving component having a drive rotor rotable about an axis and the driven component. The shaft portion is operably connected thereto. Angular positions of the drive rotor and the driven component are determined. A magnitude of a load on the driven component is calculated based on a difference in angular position of the drive rotor and the driven component and a known torsional rigidity of the shaft portion. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214515 | Manifold Sensing Apparatus for Steering - Provided is a complex sensing apparatus for a steering system. In the complex sensing apparatus in accordance, since an insertion projections of a first PCB are inserted into a through-holes of a second PCB to be press-fitted to each other, the first PCB is securely coupled to the second PCB. In addition, since a support member configured to surround and support an edge of the first PCB is coupled to the second PCB, the first PCB is more securely coupled to the second PCB. Accordingly, since there is no probability of separating the first PCB from the second PCB and there is no probability of occurrence of cracks in a soldered part between the first and second PCBs, reliability of products can be improved. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214516 | TORQUE DETECTION DEVICE FOR POWER STEERING - A torque detection device for a power steering which is less liable to be influenced by external factors or by a bending force exerted on a shaft. In the torque detection device, a torque is generated between an input shaft, which is turned interlockedly with a steering handle for operating the traveling direction of a vehicle, and an output shaft turned interlockedly with the input shaft so as to steer the vehicle. An assisting force is exerted on the output shaft by an assisting unit that is determined based on the detection result. The torque detection device is provided between the input shaft and the output shaft and includes a cam mechanism by which a torque generated between the input shaft and the output shaft is converted into a thrust force, and a pressure sensor for detecting the thrust force into which the torque is converted by the cam mechanism. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214517 | Automatic Pipette Extraction - An automatic extractor for volumetric pipettes includes a pair of gripping jaws. Each gripping jaw has a non-slip gripping surface juxtaposed symmetrically along a longitudinal pipette axis. The non-slip gripping surfaces are spaced apart from one another to provide ample room to place a volumetric pipette therebetween. A stationary support plate located above the pair of gripping jaws receives the nose of a hand-held pump while the stem of the attached pipette triggers an activation switch that closes the gripping jaws and removes the pipette. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214518 | ELECTRONIC PISTON STROKE PIPETTE - The invention relates to a functional part of an electronic piston stroke pipette with an operating environment adapted to manual piston stroke pipettes. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214519 | FORCE CONVERTER - This invention relates to a new device that converts rotary motion to a unidirectional force by varying the speed of rotation of a plurality of masses that rotate in apposing directions around a common axes of rotation and are perpendicular to that axes. This invention also provides a means of support for said device. It also provides for a means of controlling the relative speed of the masses as they rotate in opposite directions. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214520 | FORCE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY AND A CONTROL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING SUCH AN ASSEMBLY - The invention relates to a force transmission unit ( | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214521 | TRANSMISSION FOR VEHICLES - A transmission for a car has a first gearwheel group that includes, but is not limited to s a fixed gearwheel first gear on an input shaft and that is meshing with an idler first gear on a first layshaft. The transmission further includes, but is not limited to an idler reverse gear on a second layshaft, the idler reverse gear meshing with the idler first gear on the first layshaft, wherein gearwheels of a second gearwheel group, of a third gearwheel group, and of a fourth gearwheel group being arranged on the input shaft and on the first layshaft. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214522 | SHIFTING CLUTCH - A shifting clutch includes, but is not limited to a synchronizer body rotationally fixed on a shaft, a first and a second gear wheel, at least two synchronizing rings, a shifting sleeve which is displaceable over a neutral position on the synchronizer body in axial direction of the shaft between a first and a second shifted position, in which it establishes a non-positive connection between synchronizer body and the first or second gear wheel, and at least one thrust piece which is displaceable over a neutral position through the shifting sleeve between a first and a second synchronizing position, in which it loads the first or second synchronizing ring in each case against the first or second gear wheel. The shifting sleeve comprises at least one inwardly directed projection which in the first shifted position restricts the axial freedom of movement of the thrust piece. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214523 | MARINE GEAR SELECTION AND TRIM CONTROL - A system is operated by a method to provide hydraulic fluid for gear selection and trim in a marine drive by supplying hydraulic pressure to a trim actuator- when trim is required and diverting hydraulic fluid to an accumulator, when trim is not required and hydraulic pressure in the accumulator drops below a predetermined pressure. The hydraulic fluid is directed to the accumulator to maintain hydraulic pressure in the accumulator within predetermined limits and is directed from the accumulator to a gear selection actuator, when gear selection is required. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214524 | Biomimetic Mechanical Joint - A biomimetic mechanical joint for generating a variable torque between support members of a biomimetic robotic device, including a base support member, a rotary support member rotatably coupled to the base support member, and a variable-radius pulley operably coupled between the base support member and rotary support member. The variable-radius pulley comprises a sheave body having a variable radius and one or more tendon grooves formed in the circumferential outer surface. The mechanical joint further includes one or more flexible tendons and antagonistic actuator pairs, with each actuator pair being coupled to one or more tendons and configured to operate the tendon around the variable-radius pulley in either direction to create a variable torque between the base and rotary support members. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214525 | Operator Control Device - An operator control device for operating a plurality of functions, in particular, in a vehicle, has at least a first rotary actuator and a second rotary actuator. A respective rotary actuator is assigned a function of the vehicle. The first rotary actuator has a first rotary body and a first operator control body, where the first operator control body is mechanically coupled with the first rotary body. The second rotary actuator has a second rotary body and a second operator control body, where the second operator control body is mechanically coupled with the second rotary body. The first rotary body and the second rotary body are arranged coaxially in each other such that they can be rotated about a common axis of rotation. At least one operator control body has a grip area that is designed in a lever-like manner. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214526 | ACCELERATOR PEDAL FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL - An accelerator pedal for a motor vehicle is provided with a damping element having an adjustment unit. A force that counteracts the movement of a pedal arm of the accelerator pedal may be set via the damping element. The adjustment unit is connected to a control unit and adjusts the damping element as a function of signals of the control unit. The force which counteracts the movement of the pedal arm can thus be set as a function of the operating units connected to the control unit or a sensor on the accelerator pedal. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214527 | Joining device for an actuating lever and supporting element of a valve operating mechanism of an internal combustion engine - A connecting device for the pivotal and loss-prevention joining of an actuating lever ( | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214528 | Flywheel Assembly - A flywheel assembly is provided which comprises a housing, a flywheel rotatably mounted in the housing and defining an inner and an outer circumferential surface, and an inner body spaced radially and inwardly from the inner circumferential surface of the flywheel. The flywheel rotates in use around and relative to the inner body, the assembly defines an engagement surface spaced radially and outwardly from the outer circumferential surface of the flywheel, and the inner body is flexibly coupled to the housing. If the flywheel mounting fails during rotation at speed leading to displacement of the flywheel, flexure of the coupling as a result of forces exerted on the inner body by the displaced flywheel allows the flywheel to contact the engagement surface. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214529 | Machined Titanium Connecting Rod and Process - A process for forming a remateable machined titanium powder base alloy connecting rod using a titanium alloy powder having an average particle size of about 1-20 microns, a mean aspect ratio of about 5 to 300, and a specific surface area of at least about 25 m | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214530 | PEDAL STRUCTURE OF BICYCLE - A pedal structure of a bicycle includes a retaining assembly having an arcuate engaging tab, a limiting piece mounted, and a pushing block, the limiting piece including a groove attached thereon, the pedal including an arcuate hook disposed on a front side thereof, an aperture mounted on a middle section thereof, a chamber fixed on a rear side thereof, the chamber including two slots attached on top ends of two sides thereof respectively, a defining plane formed on an upper side thereof, and two peripheral plates arranged on the two sides thereof individually, the adjusting member including a rotating disc and a stem having a recess, and an eccentric opening communicating with the recess, the recess includes a tee locking member having a vent, two sliding projections, and a protrusion, and a shank being inserted to the eccentric opening and the vents to be retained in the recess. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214531 | TRANSMISSION APPARATUS WITH MULTIPLE CHANNELS - A transmission apparatus of the present invention can transmit power via different inputs, and release power via specific outputs. The transmission apparatus of the present invention is connected to a first input and a second input, both of which produce a forward rotation and a rearward rotation, and a first output. The present invention includes a first transmission device connected to the first input and the first output and is driven to turn by the first input, wherein the first transmission device further has a one way transmission member to transmit the forward rotation of the first input to the first output, and a second transmission device connected to the second input and the first output and is driven to turn by the second input, wherein the second transmission device has a one way transmission member to transmit the forward rotation of the second input to the first output. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214532 | DOUBLE CLUTCH WITH A DIFFERENTIATOR - A double clutch includes, but is not limited to an inner clutch for connecting to an inner input shaft to a crankshaft of an engine. The double clutch also includes, but is not limited to an outer clutch for connecting to an outer input shaft to the crankshaft. The double clutch further includes, but is not limited to one or more differentiators coupled to at least one levers of the two clutches for providing adjustments in stroke distance to at least one of the two clutches for clutching. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214533 | TRANSMISSION - A twin clutch type transmission in which, when establishing a reverse gear position, the driving force of an engine (E) is transmitted to driven wheels (W, W) via the path: even-numbered gear clutch (Ce)→second input shaft ( | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214534 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF TANTALUM POWDER USING RECLAIMED SCRAP AS SOURCE MATERIAL - A process for obtaining tantalum powder from tantalum containing scrap material is provided. The process includes selecting source material, such as from sintered anodes for capacitors, hydriding the source material, milling to desired particle size and surface area, dehydriding, deoxidizing, agglomerating, sifting, and acid treating to obtain tantalum powder of a desired size and purity. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214535 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CARBON CAPTURE AND SEQUESTRATION, ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION, AND METALS RECOVERY - Systems and methods of capturing and sequestering carbon dioxide, comprising mixing a substantially non-aqueous solvent and an alkali such that the solvent and alkali form a solvent suspension, mixing water and a flue gas containing carbon dioxide with the solvent suspension such that a reaction occurs, the reaction resulting in the formation of a carbonate, water and heat. Methods and processes of environmental remediation and recovering metals from waste streams are also provided. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214536 | Tacking Tool - There is a tool configured to tack a coupling device to a surface including a handle configured to permit a user to grasp the tool. The tool also includes a shaft member coupled to the handle and including a spring-loaded mechanism, configured to provide a force to tack a coupling device to a surface and to release the coupling device to the surface. In addition, the tool includes a head member coupled to the shaft member and configured to receive and hold a coupling device head in preparation for tacking. The head member includes a head body, a magnet disposed within the head body, and a socket member extending from the head body and including a curved socket bottom adjacent the magnet and a rim having a beveled cross-section; wherein the head member includes a gap between the magnet and the coupling device. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214537 | GRASPING DEVICE FOR DRILL - A grasping device comprising a grasping assembly coupled to a shaft adapted to fit into a drill chuck is described. Embodiments of the grasping device are capable of grasping objects such as a screw head, a bolt head, a hex nut, a wing nut, a hook, or other irregularly shaped objects, so that such objects can be turned by an electric drill, lathe, or similar machine tool. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214538 | Pair of Pliers with Dual Functions for Snap Ring - A pair of pliers that is switchable between first and second mode, the pair of pliers comprises a handle assembly including a pair of hand grips pivotally connected to each other and two connected ends respectively extending from the pair of hand grips; a jaw assembly, which is installed onto the connected ends and adapted to couple to a ring, including a plate having a slider rail and two first jaws joined together, with each first jaw having a channel and a pin which is disposed in and slideable along the channel; and a drive member, which is provided between the first jaws and operable between an original position and a moveable position, including a positioning shaft slideably disposed along the slider rail of the plate. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214539 | MULTI-BIT TOOL HAVING SPRING LOADED ACTUATION MECHANISMS AND A RIGID STRUCTURAL FRAME - A multi-bit tool comprises a housing having a bit chuck with a bit-receiving opening. A substantially rigid main frame member defines a plurality of longitudinal channels and is disposed within the housing such that each of the plurality of longitudinal channels is generally aligned along the longitudinal axis of the multi-bit tool. A plurality of spring loaded actuator mechanisms are mounted in rigidly retained relation within one channel of the frame member. Each spring loaded actuator mechanism has a carriage member movable between a rearward position and a forward position, and a trigger member movable between a rest position, a forward triggering position and a rearward triggering position. The carriage member is moved to its rearward position by movement of the trigger member to its rearward triggering position and the carriage member is moved to its forward position by movement of the trigger member to its forward triggering position. Bit assemblies having a tool bit are operatively mounted within the housing for movement by the actuator mechanism between a retracted configuration and a forwardly extended in-use configuration corresponding. Each bit assembly is operatively connected to the carriage member on a corresponding spring loaded mechanism for co-operative movement therewith. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214540 | Machine Tool With a Drive Shaft - Machine tool for machining one or more work piece(s) with a drive shaft driven by a drive with an adapter fitting for the optional connection of the drive shaft with a clamping device or a lathe chuck. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214541 | Work Piece Guide Assembly for Table Saw - A work piece guide assembly is for use with a table saw having a fence that defines an elongated slot. The work piece guide assembly includes a body having a mating component configured to be received in the elongated slot of the fence. A handle for manipulating the guide assembly is supported by the body. The work piece guide assembly includes an arm having a first end portion pivotably mounted in relation to the body and a second end portion defining a work piece contact surface. A roller is rotatably connected to the second end portion of the arm. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214542 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING MULTI-PAGE MAIL PIECES - Systems and methods for processing multi-page mail pieces include a first unwinder that produces single width web and a second unwinder that produces a double width web. A merger/aligner having a slitter is located downstream from the second unwinder, and a cutter is located downstream from the merger/aligner. The slitter slits the double width web into two single width webs, and all of the single width webs are fed into the cutter. The cutter cuts the webs cross-wise at appropriate locations to separate the webs into individual sheets of a desired length. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214543 | Apparatus, system and method for using a diamond-impregnated wire to cut an object - An apparatus, a system and a method may use a diamond-impregnated wire loop to cut an underwater pipeline. The apparatus may have a frame, a carriage attached to the frame and/or pulleys connected to the carriage. The diamond-impregnated wire loop may be connected to the pulleys. The carriage may move relative to the frame to direct the diamond-impregnated wire loop in a forward direction relative to the frame and/or through the pipeline. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214544 | FILM CUTTER ASSEMBLY - The present invention relates to a film cutter assembly in which a blade housing slides bilaterally along a pair of rails. The blade housing houses a blade. An elongated rail base is coupled or integral with a pair of rails. The rails are formed of a material which provides an attractive or adhesion property to attract the film to the rail and maintain the film in flat position before and after cutting. A double-side adhesive tape can be applied to a surface of the elongated rail base which is adapted for attaching the elongated rail base to a carton of film. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214545 | DEVICE FOR THE CUTTING OF FLEXIBLE, TWO-DIMENSIONAL PRODUCTS - A device for cutting flexible, two-dimensional products. The device including a first and a second cutting means ( | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214546 | CUTTING TOOLS - A cutting tool includes a tool unit including an electric motor, a fan and a rotary cutting blade. The fan and the rotary cutting blade are rotatably driven by the electric motor. A blower includes a blower duct introducing a flow of air produced by the fan toward a cutting point where a workpiece is cut by the rotary cutting blade. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214547 | CUTTING TOOLS - A cutting tool includes a tool unit having a rotary cutting blade and a handle extending rearwardly from the tool unit, so that the handle can be grasped by a hand of an operator for moving the cutting tool. The handle includes a front end on the side of the tool unit, a rear end on the side opposite to the front end, a front region including the front end, an intermediate part, and a rear region including the rear end. The front region extends between the tool unit and the intermediate part. The rear region extends rearwardly from the intermediate part. The rear end is configured as a free end. At least the intermediate part and the rear region are curved toward the same direction. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214548 | BOARD CUTTING DEVICE - The present invention discloses a board cutting device, which comprises a base frame, a push stem, a blade, a first one-direction driving mechanism, and a second one-direction driving mechanism. One end of the push stem is linked with the base frame, and there is a handle at the other end. The blade is attached on the push stem and is able to simultaneously revolve with the push stem relative to the base frame. The middle portion of the blade is a protruded cutting arc. The first one-direction driving mechanism is utilized to adjust the angle between the push stem and the blade automatically, and the second one-direction driving mechanism can be utilized to control the automatic positioning of the downward cutting blade. Therefore, the blade can avoid arbitrary departing from the prep board and the device is able to achieve the object of better manipulation, less strenuous effort, and more accurate cutting. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214549 | BOARD CUTTING DEVICE - The present invention discloses a board cutting device, which comprises a base frame, a push stem, a blade, a first one-direction driving mechanism, and a second one-direction driving mechanism. One end of the push stem is linked with the base frame, and there is a handle at the other end. The blade is attached on the push stem and is able to simultaneously revolve with the push stem relative to the base frame. The middle portion of the blade is a protruded cutting arc. The first one-direction driving mechanism is utilized to adjust the angle between the push stem and the blade automatically, and the second one-direction driving mechanism can be utilized to control the automatic positioning of the downward cutting blade. Therefore, the blade can avoid arbitrary departing from the prep board and the device is able to achieve the object of better manipulation, less strenuous effort, and more accurate cutting. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214550 | Punching Device - A punching device includes: a base unit including a supporting part having two opposite pivot seats and a die part; a punch unit including a punch that is disposed directly above the die part and between the pivot seats, the punch being slidable against the die part along a vertical axis; and a pressing unit including two driving levers, each of which has a driving protrusion. The driving protrusions of the driving levers are disposed located respectively to two sides of the vertical axis in asymmetrical manner with respect to the vertical axis and are rotatable relative to the base unit to press against the punch unit. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214551 | VERTICAL SHAFT MACHINE - A vertical shaft machine includes a base, a blade seat and two sliding seats. The base has a worktable thereon. The blade seat is disposed on the workable. The blade seat has two sides each formed with at least one dovetailed groove. The two sliding seats are respectively disposed at the two sides of the blade seat. Each of the sliding seats includes a dovetailed sliding block which corresponds to the dovetailed groove of the blade seat for the sliding seat to be slid on the blade seat steadily. The sliding seats can resist other pull force and push force except the force from the sliding direction so as to slide on the blade seat steadily, enhancing the processing quality effectively. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214552 | Rotary cutting tool - The rotary cutting tool is provided with a tool body ( | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214553 | PIPE STRUCTURE OF WIND INSTRUMENT - A wind instrument is constituted of a mouthpiece and a pipe structure including tapered/straight pipes. The pipe structure is constituted of a blow member and a branch pipe. The branch pipe is branched into a main pipe and an auxiliary pipe, which are straight pipes having openings and connected together in a branch shape. The blow member is connected to a branch point of the branch pipe. The branch pipe simulates resonance characteristic of a tapered pipe having a predetermined length, a predetermined distance between the upper base and the vertex, and a predetermined sectional area of the upper base commensurate with the sectional area of the main pipe. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214554 | MUSICAL SCORE POSITION ESTIMATING APPARATUS, MUSICAL SCORE POSITION ESTIMATING METHOD, AND MUSICAL SCORE POSITION ESTIMATING PROGRAM - A musical score position estimating apparatus includes a sound feature quantity generating unit configured to generate a feature quantity of an input sound signal, and, a score position estimating unit configured to calculate a weight coefficient based on the feature quantity of the sound signal and a feature quantity of musical score information and estimates a musical score position using a virtual musical score position and a virtual tempo corresponding to the weight coefficient. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214555 | Apparatus and Method for Visualizing Music and Other Sounds - The present disclosure relates to a system and method for visualization of music and other sounds. In one embodiment, the twelve notes of an octave are labeled. When notes are played, the intervals between the notes are visualized by displaying a line between the labels corresponding to the note labels. In some embodiments, the lines representing the intervals are color coded with a different color for each of the six intervals. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214556 | RHYTHM EXPLORER - A compositional tool classifies and indexes loops in a library of audio loops by generating a time-stamped series of the durations of the percussive events that comprise each loop. The duration of a percussive event is based on spectral masking, in which a subsequent event having a spectral similarity to a prior event terminates the prior event. A composer queries the library with a query loop, and the system returns loops ranked according to the distance of their rhythmic signatures from that of the query loop, the distance determination being based on dynamic time warp analysis. Rhythmic signatures may also be used to classify and index video sequences. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214557 | PEDAL DEVICE FOR ELECTRONIC KEYBOARD INSTRUMENT - A pedal device for an electronic keyboard apparatus adds sound effects to musical notes generated by the electronic keyboard apparatus in response to an operator depressing the pedal device. A first reaction force application device is configured to apply a first reaction force countering a depression of the pedal by the operator from an initial state to a specified state to produce a first reaction force, wherein the first reaction force increases as the pedal is depressed from the initial state to the specified state. A second reaction force application device that is configured to apply a second reaction force countering a depression of the pedal by the operator after the specified state, wherein after the specified state the first reaction force and the second reaction force are applied to the pedal. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214558 | Ambidextrous cam style charging handle - An action mechanism together with a charging handle for a firearm in which the charging handle is configured to be used by either a right handed user or a left handed user. The rod member has one end configured to engage the action mechanism such that a rearward movement of the rod member causes the action to accept a bullet and place the bullet in position to be fired. At the opposing end is a handle which uses two rotationally mounted levers, one lever able to be worked independent of the other. The second lever, when worked, engaging the first lever to move the rod into an unlocked condition. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214559 | Ballistic panels and method of making the same - A ballistic panel is described that comprises a ballistic-resistant component and a cover that comprises a laminate comprising (i) a substrate layer and (ii) an inner bonding layer. The cover is bonded to at least one surface of the ballistic-resistant component by the inner bonding layer of the laminate, and is bonded around the perimeter of the ballistic resistant component to form a perimeter seal. A method for making the ballistic panel is also described. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214560 | COMPOSITE AUXETIC ARMOUR - A ceramic amour plate ( | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214561 | METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR PRE-STRESSED ARMOR - Composite materials in various shapes and sizes and in various configurations for use in ballistic armor confined in cylindrical and dome shaped enclosures; held under pressure to increase the impact absorption factor. An armor comprising an auxiliary layer disposed in front thereof at a determined distance wherein said layer comprises pre-stressed members arranged in a spacious pattern. A method is proposed for manufacturing of pre-stressed structure and armor by expanding the cavity into which ceramic materials are inserted so that pressure is applied to the ceramic materials. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214562 | CYLINDER DRIVING APPARATUS USING AIR PRESSURE - It is an aim of the present invention to overcome urgent and pressing global troubles directly associated with the human right to live, such as the energy crisis, the economic crisis, and environmental pollution and the like which cannot be delayed or neglected any longer in order to meet the needs of the times. Further, it is an aim of the present invention to significantly reduce the dependency on a variety of fossil directly associated with global warming. Therefore, the present invention provides a cylinder driving apparatus using air pressure, with maximized energy, characterized in that the use of fossil fuel energy is reduced and the use of clean energy is proposed. The present invention relates to a cylinder diving apparatus in which a plurality of flexible tubes connected to a crankshaft are filled with high pressure air, alternately expand by expansion energy, and are elevated to operate and rotate the crankshaft. Further, the preset invention relates to an apparatus for minimizing friction and eliminating gravitational force which may interfere with the elevating movement, to thereby maximize the efficiency of the conversion of compressed air expansion energy into rotating movement. The present invention achieves a great and active supplement and improvement over Korean Patent Registration No. 0041791 and No. 0210368 granted to the applicant of the present invention, ad proposes an inventive structure of an assistant tube that provides a novel energy source. Conventional apparatus use a variety of fossil fuels as a power source, whereas the present invention eliminates the repeated rise of oil prices ad ends energy problems, enables people to enjoy a stable life and aids in economic development, and provides all mankind with a new environmentally-friendly energy resource to take the place of the innumerable conventional power sources. The cylinder driving apparatus using air pressure according to the present invention comprises: a plurality of flexible tubes arranged in a case to flexibly move via high-pressure air; a connecting rod fixed at each f the flexible tubes, and which penetrates through an upper portion of the case; a crank shaft sequentially coupled to the connecting rod to rotate via the elevating movement of the connecting rod; a high pressure tank for supplying high pressure air to the flexible tubes via an air line; and a valve arranged in each of the flexible tubes to divide the space in the flexible tube into an upper section and a lower section and to open/shut airflow in the upper and lower sections. The valve is shut to block the upper and lower sections from each other when the flexible tubes are filled with high pressure air, and opens when the flexible tubes are elevated to top center. The valve is connected to an assistant tube, the interior of which is equipped with a tensile spring force to keep the assistant tube compressed, to enable compressed air in the flexible tubes to flow to the assistant tube when the valve opens. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214563 | FREE-PISTON COMPRESSED-GAS ENGINE VARIANT AND ENGINE PINION WITH SEVERAL DECOMPRESSION STAGES AND RETURN SPRINGS - The present utility model is a free-piston engine comprising pinions, with various stages, providing excellent efficiency and control. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214564 | VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT COMPRESSOR - The variable displacement compressor has a suction-pressure region, a discharge-pressure region and a crank chamber. The compressor includes a supply passage, a bleed passage and a control valve that adjusts cross-sectional area of the bleed passage. The control valve includes a valve chamber, a valve portion and a valve seat member. The valve portion is disposed in the valve chamber for dividing the valve chamber into a bleed chamber, a backpressure chamber and a communication passage. The bleed chamber forms a part of the bleed passage. The backpressure chamber communicates with the supply passage. The communication passage is formed between an outer circumferential surface of the valve portion and an inner circumferential surface of the valve chamber for providing fluid communication between the bleed chamber and the backpressure chamber. The valve seat member is disposed in the bleed chamber and provided separately from a compressor housing forming the valve chamber. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214565 | IMPACT FILTER WITH GREASE TRAP - An impact filter suitable for a kitchen exhaust hood is provided with a grease trap to capture grease particles and channel the particles away. The trap can be of different configurations. The filter can be used in various processes to clean air streams, such as filtering processes for removing grease and other cooking exhaust particles and other processes for removing grease particles. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214566 | CARBON DIOXIDE ABSORBENTS - The present invention relates to a carbon dioxide absorbent. In particular, the present invention relates to a carbon dioxide absorbent comprising an ionic liquid, amine and glycol. Since the carbon dioxide absorbent of the present invention can retain excellent CO | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214567 | PORTABLE CANISTER VACUUM - A portable handheld canister vacuum comprising an upper, central, and lower housing is disclosed. First and second grills can separate the housing sections. An air intake opening can direct air and dirt in a first axial direction to a dirt capturing device in the lower housing. An air propulsion device directs air in a second axial direction opposite to the first axial direction into the central housing and from there into the upper housing. An exhaust opening disposed through the upper housing and leading to the interior region of the upper housing allows air to exit the interior region of the upper housing. The exhaust can exit the upper housing in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first and second axial directions. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214568 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOVING BRAKE DUST AND OTHER POLLUTANTS - Systems and methods for capturing pollutants from braking mechanisms are provided. The systems can include a housing partially surrounding at least a portion of a vehicle brake assembly and disposed to receive brake dust from the brake assembly and a collector disposed to capture the brake dust received in said housing. A method can include providing the a providing a housing partially surrounding at least a portion of a vehicle brake assembly and disposed to receive brake dust from the brake assembly and a collector disposed to capture the brake dust received in said housing, creating a first air flow using the forward motion of the vehicle to move the pollutants from said housing to said collector, and capturing the brake dust in said collector. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214569 | Radiant Zone Heated Particulate Filter - A system includes a particulate matter (PM) filter including an upstream end for receiving exhaust gas and a downstream end. A radiant zoned heater includes N zones, where N is an integer greater than one, wherein each of the N zones includes M sub-zones, where M is an integer greater than or equal to one. A control module selectively activates at least a selected one of the N zones to initiate regeneration in downstream portions of the PM filter from the one of the N zones, restricts exhaust gas flow in a portion of the PM filter that corresponds to the selected one of the N zones, and deactivates non-selected ones of the N zones. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214570 | AIR FILTRATION MEDIUM WITH IMPROVED DUST LOADING CAPACITY AND IMPROVED RESISTANCE TO HIGH HUMIDITY ENVIRONMENT - A method for filtering particles from water mist laden air involves passing the air through a medium that has a nanoweb layer in fluid contact with a hydrophobic nonwoven web. The hydrophobic web can be made of an intrinsically hydrophobic material, or can be coated with a hydrophobic coating. The medium does not undergo the large pressure drops normally associated with filtration of water mists and retains its efficiency well. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214571 | DEGASSER WITH VENT IN VACUUM CHAMBER - A degassing apparatus ( | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214572 | CANISTERS - A canister includes a first fuel vapor adsorption device and a second fuel vapor adsorption device. The second fuel vapor adsorption device can adsorb a part of fuel vapor that still remains in a gas after desorption by the first fuel vapor adsorption device. The second fuel vapor adsorption device includes a first passage containing a fuel vapor adsorption material and a second passage containing no fuel vapor adsorption material. The first passage and the second passage allow the gas to flow therethrough. A gas introduction device allows the fuel vapor to flow from the second passage into the first passage. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214573 | APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING CEREAL PUFFS - Provided is an apparatus for producing cereal puffs, which heats cereals under pressure by means of a continuous circulating operation, puffs the cereals several times by means of a multistage rising operation, and causes the puffed cereals, i.e. the cereal puffs, to stand by at a predetermined position, and then to be rapidly discharged in a forward direction. Thus, it is possible to process the cereal puffs in a uniform shape, and to discharge the cereal puffs in a constant direction. Further, it is possible to simultaneously produce a plurality of cereal puffs having a uniform shape by means of one heating and pressurizing operation in a single apparatus. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214574 | FRYING-AND-BAKING OVEN AND HEATING COVER ASSEMBLY THEREOF - A frying-and-baking oven includes a baking outer pot, a heating cover assembly covering the outer pot, and a frying inner pot disposed between the outer pot and the heat cover assembly. The heating cover assembly includes a cover, an actuator, a hot-air supplying module, and a speed-reducing mechanism. The actuator has a driving shaft. The hot-air supplying module has an air-blowing impeller and a heating element. The driving shaft drives the air-blowing impeller to blow the hot airflow generated by the heating element. The driving shaft also drives a transmission shaft of the speed-reducing mechanism and in turn a stirring member to rotate at a low speed, thereby stirring food materials in the inner pot. With this arrangement, the food materials received in the inner pot can be stirred automatically and cooked sufficiently. Further, the oven can cook the food materials by baking or frying, which increases the functionality and convenience thereof. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214575 | LIFTING MECHANISM OF FRY DEVICE AND FRYING PAN - A lifting mechanism of a fry device and a frying pan has a lifting mechanism connected between a basement and a reflector plate, and a heating pipe is set on the reflector plate. The lifting mechanism includes a slide rail, an inner support bracket, an outer support bracket, a support basement and a joint pin. The slide rail is installed on the basement of the fry device, and the inner support bracket is intercrossed with the outer support bracket. Rotatable axes connected with the slide rail are provided on the base ends of the inner support bracket and the outer support bracket. Moreover, the support basement is installed on the basement of the fry device and is opened with a longitudinal guide slot, and the joint pin is connected with the longitudinal guide slot and through slots of the inner and the outer support brackets slidably. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214576 | STEPLESS HEIGHT ADJUSTING MECHANISM OF THE LEVER ON GRILLING PAN - A stepless height adjusting mechanism of a grilling pan lever, has a lever, a lifting pin, a cam and a knob. The cam is a disk-shaped element with a gradually increasing diameter and rotates around a fixed shaft disposed on the rear portion of the side of the lower housing, the inside of the articulated portion of the lever is fixed with a skew surface wall, the distance between the skew surface wall and the articulated shaft of the rear portion of the lower grilling pan increases gradually, the lifting pin is disposed between the cam and the skew surface wall, and moves vertically between the cam and the skew surface wall, and leaned against the outer peripheral surface of the cam and the skew surface wall; the outside of the cam is fixed with the knob. The mechanism realizes stepless height adjustment of the lever from | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214577 | APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING CONFECTIONERY - Provided is an apparatus for producing confectionery including a grain supply unit installed on a main body and uniformly supplying grains inserted from the outside, a grain processing unit rotatably installed on the main body, receiving the grains and crushing the grains using a rotating spiral, and simultaneously discharging the grains in a jellylike state using frictional heat generated during collision of the grains, and a drive unit for driving the grain processing unit and the grain supply unit. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214578 | STRAPPING MACHINE - A strapping machine includes a machine body, a strap chute, a strap supplying device, and a controlling device. The machine body has a working surface. The strap chute includes an access guiding portion and an exit guiding portion. The controlling device can control the access guiding portion and the exit guiding portion moving to suitable heights independently. So, an object to can be moved in for a strapping work and then be moved out. Hence, the vertical moving distances of the access guiding potion and the exit guiding portion can be adjusted independently. In addition, it can save the waiting time. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214579 | KNOTTER ASSEMBLY - The subject invention relates to a knotter assembly for use in a wire-tieing system. The knotter assembly includes a slidably removable twist module assembly, a ratcheted cover arm assembly, and a torque tube assembly having two operating arms that carry all of the operating components for actuating various elements of the knotter assembly. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214580 | EMBOSSING ROLL FOR PRODUCING FIBROUS PRODUCTS WITH A RASTERED EMBOSSING, DEVICE EMPLOYING SUCH EMBOSSING ROLL AND ARRANGING EMBOSSING PROTRUSIONS ON SUCH EMBOSSING ROLL - An embossing roll for producing fibrous products especially tissue paper products, non-woven products or a hybrid thereof, and preferably hygiene and cleaning products, with an embossing surface is suitable to run against an anvil roll, the embossing surface includes protrusions starting from a base circumferential surface of the embossing roll; the embossing protrusions form a pattern with a base surface area of at least 3 cm×3 cm; within each pattern there is a high number of embossing protrusions which are sized and/or positioned such as to represent a rastered motive element covering the base surface area; at least some of the embossing protrusions are dimensioned and/or positioned such that consecutive minimum distances between opposed side surfaces of pairs of embossing protrusions arranged in sequence vary gradually. A device employing the embossing roll and a method for arranging embossing protrusions on a circumferential surface of the embossing roll are described. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214581 | OPERATION OF A COLD FILM UNIT WITH GLUE APPLICATION - The invention relates to a unit for cold film transfer in a printing press. In order to improve the transfer process, a control device is used to control the film transfer, said control device adjusting the color values and the coating parameters of the transferred films. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214582 | High velocity ammunition round - A sub-caliber bullet with an aerodynamic shape has long-range accuracy due to a high muzzle velocity and reduced time of flight to a target. The bullet has a forward portion, a mid-portion and an aft portion. The forward portion has a density in excess of 10/cm | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214583 | Improved Firearm Cartridges and Delivery System - The present invention includes a modular cartridge system for firearms. The system includes a plurality of cartridges that each having a base, a rim, a case, and a projectile coupled to the case. Each cartridge of the system includes base and rim dimensions that are functionally equivalent to each other, projectile diameters that are variable between 0.220 inches and 0.4050 inches, and case lengths that are variable between 0.500 inches and 2.000 inches. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214584 | PROJECTILE FOR DELIVERING AN INCAPACITATING AGENT - A projectile for delivering an incapacitating agent through a barrier includes a canister containing the agent and having a closure. The canister is retained in a holder to which is fixed a sleeve formed of a plurality of axial fingers configured to spread radially outward upon impact with the barrier. A ballistic body, configured to penetrate the barrier and having a dispersion port, is connected to the holder forward of the canister so as to be axially movable from a forward position to a rearward position upon impact with the barrier, the ballistic body including a closure-breaching member located so as to breach the closure as the ballistic body moves rearward, thereby placing the canister in fluid communication with the dispersion port. The fingers spread radially against the surface of the barrier opposite the dispersion port so as to lodge the projectile in the barrier. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214585 | ELECTRICAL DISABLING PROJECTILE - The present invention relates to an electrical disabling projectile system for disabling a moving vehicle comprising: a disabling device, where the disabling device includes a power supply means and a launching projectile, where the projectile is capable of transmitting a disabling current; a control panel, where the control panel includes a means to release the projectile and a means to activate the disabling current; and a power supply means to supply power to the control panel and the disabling device. The disabling device includes at least one mounting bracket that enables the placement of the disabling device onto the front of a vehicle. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214586 | MULTI-DIRECTIONAL MOBILE ROBOTIC CELL - Disclosed is a mobile robotic arm workcell. A robotic arm is mounted on a superstructure that carries all the equipment associated with the workcell's task. Thus, the workcell is self-contained needing only power. The workcell may be moved by activating air bearings that are pressurized by an air compressor that is also mounted on the superstructure. Power is received via power contacts that engage a power rail. Guidance is provided a guide system. The guide system may include guide rails engaged by guide carriages. Propulsion is provided by a drive system that may engage the guide system or the factory floor. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214587 | ELEVATED BICYCLE-BASED TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, CONNECTION APPARATUS FOR BICYCLE AND MODIFIED BICYCLE - An elevated bicycle-based transportation system comprises a bicycle, a front suspension member, connected to a front portion of the bicycle and having on the upper end a rolling, sliding, or gliding member, a rear suspension member, connected to a rear portion of the bicycle and having on the upper end a rolling, sliding, or gliding member, and an overhead track, which is a supporting member substantially horizontal in orientation, on which the rolling, sliding or gliding members of the suspension members rest. When suspended in this way, the bicycle can be ridden along the overhead track. When the suspension members are not suspended from the overhead track, the bicycle can be used in the normal manner, and at least one of the suspension members can be retracted, collapsed, folded, pivoted, detached, or otherwise modified by a simple operation, to be made less prominent. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214588 | GUIDANCE SYSTEM FOR A MEDICAL FACILITY - A guidance system for a medical facility includes at least one floor element that extends along a path of the medical facility and is arranged in a floor area of the path. The at least one floor element is configured for magnetic interaction such that through the magnetic interaction of the floor element with a magnetic guide element arranged on a mobile transport device, a magnetic attraction is generated. The mobile transport device is guided along the at least one floor element by the generated magnetic attraction during forward motion of the mobile transport device along the path through the medical facility. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214589 | WARM MIX ASPHALT BINDER COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING LUBRICATING ADDITIVES - The present invention provides a functionally dry warm mix asphalt binder composition modified with lubricating agents or additives that can be mixed with aggregate and compacted at temperatures substantially below asphalt binder compositions that do not contain the disclosed lubricating additives. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214590 | STABILISERS FOR INANIMATE ORGANIC MATERIALS - The present invention relates to the use of sterically hindered amines comprising one or more groups of the general formula (I) | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214591 | SULFATE RESISTANT GROUND GRANULATED BLAST FURNACE SLAG, SULFATE RESISTANT CEMENT, AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION OF SAME - In sulfate resistant cement obtained by mixing ground granulated blast furnace slag, Portland cement, and high-dissolution rate gypsum for raising the sulfate resistance, the high-dissolution rate gypsum differs in grain size and specific gravity from the Portland cement, so uniform mixture is not easy. To obtain sulfate resistant cement exhibiting homogeneous initial solidification, it is important to uniformly mix the blast furnace slag, Portland cement, and high-dissolution rate gypsum. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214592 | ROTATING STRUCTURES - An embodiment of the present invention is a rotating structure. An outer ring is placed on a first surface of a trench in a foundation having a ground surface. An inner ring is positioned inside the outer ring on the first surface. A bar assembly is positioned between the outer ring and the inner ring. A plurality of rollers supports the bar assembly. A plurality of motors engages to the bar assembly to cause the bar assembly to rotate when activated. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214593 | ECO-FRIENDLY SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR GENERATING THERMAL ENERGY FROM WASTE BIOMASS - An eco-friendly system for generating thermal energy from waste biomass comprises a furnace, a set of boiler tubes placed on the top of the furnace, a rectangular or tubular structure housing the boiler tube and the furnace, an outlet for the flue gases leading to a cyclone, said cyclone carrying a tubular body for leading away a part of flue gases and fitted with a butterfly control valve for regulating flow of effluent gases, a tubular body connecting the body to the suction blower, a water tank, a hopper for waste biomass, and a fuel injection blower for introducing fuel inside the furnace by means of pressurized air jet blown through the pipe. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214594 | Multi-hull rebuilt vessels with variable shape - A multi-hull sailboat or motorboat that are made of a number of single-hull vessels in the process of modification or utilization of old yachts, wherein said multi-hull vessel can be configured as a pivoted train-like combined vessel, as a permanently-merged vessel or can be configured as a catamaran or triamaran. Also, said multi-hull sailboat or motorboat can be made of a number of new single-hull vessels equipped by a universal connecting device. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214595 | SAIL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A sail includes at least two layers of durable sailcloth material (e.g., Mylar), a scrim of load bearing yarns arranged in predetermined load path orientations, and at least one heat-activated adhesive layer securing the layers of material to the scrim, such that the scrim is positioned between the layers of material. At least one of the layers of material includes visible content on an outside surface thereof. The visible content is preferably applied to the outside surface(s) of the layer(s) of material using dye sublimation to provide durable imaging. An opaque layer may be optionally included between the two outer layers of material to prevent the passage of light through the sail. Alternatively, the adhesive layer(s) may be dyed or otherwise colored to effectuate an opaque layer. The sail is preferably manufactured using a high temperature, vacuum lamination process to mitigate the quantity of voids between the layers of material. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214596 | VERTICALLY INSTALLED SPAR AND CONSTRUCTION METHODS - A vertically installed Spar-type floater for offshore wind turbine and related construction method are provided. The floating system is a gravity stabilized deep-draft floater including a plurality of vertically extending columns, each column containing a ballast material; a ballast tank coupled to the lower end of each of the columns; a top deck having a plurality of through-bores approximate its periphery coupled to the upper end of each of the columns; a wind turbine assembly supported by the top deck at the center; a plurality of mooring lines linking the floating system to the sea floor. The floating system has a temporary vertically towing configuration which: allows the entire, floating wind turbine system to be assembled at a quayside and towed vertically to an offshore site, and self-installed into operating configuration. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214597 | WHISTLE WITH FINGER GRIP - A whistle for producing resonant frequencies comprising a body which includes a mouth piece having an inlet, and at least two sound chambers to which inlet air is blown from the inlet. The whistle further includes air passageways for communicating inlet air from the inlet to the sound box and sound chambers. The body further includes at least two exhaust ports in communication with the sound chambers for discharging air and sound. The two sound chambers are dimensioned to create peak principal frequencies which interactively produce a pulsating sound having a periodic pulse frequency of less than 100 hertz. The whistle preferably includes air intake ports for communicating additional port air into the sound box. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214598 | WINDOW DISPLAY HANGER FOR VEHICLE SALES MATERIAL - An informational display device and method for displaying informational material about an item to potential customers for the item. The device includes a housing for removably receiving informational material, and a clip portion for attachment to the item. In example forms, a vehicle information sheet or buyer's guide is secured to a window of a vehicle and can be removed, replaced and reused. In one form, the display device is modular and includes a clip adapted to be slipped over the top of a door glass of the vehicle, a rail removably attached to the clip, and a document display housing secured to the rail and comprising an inner panel and an outer panel, and defining a chamber therebetween for receiving and displaying a document, with at least a portion of the document display housing being transparent to allow viewing of the document therethrough. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214599 | Circuit Breaker - A circuit breaker is disclosed that provides a warning that the current through the circuit breaker exceeds a warning threshold. The circuit breaker comprises: a switch that carries a current I; an indicator for alternatively indicating: (i) that the current I has not exceeded I | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214600 | INDICATOR - The invention relates to an indicator comprising a substrate and an optical grating structure fabricated on the substrate, the grating structure being formed from an indicator material comprising a binder and deliquescent salt and varying in volume by the effect of moisture. Further, the invention relates to a method for fabricating an indicator wherein a substrate is coated by an indicator material forming an optical grating structure, and the optical grating structure is fabricated onto the substrate, and use of an indicator for detecting quality and/or authenticity. Furthermore, the invention relates to a package and a method for detecting a change induced by moisture without breaking the package. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214601 | System for indicating an airplane hard landing - An indicator assembly for an aircraft landing gear for providing indication of a hard landing. The indicator assembly including a actuator member movable when the pressure on a shock strut of the aircraft landing gear exceeds a desired load and stroke threshold indicative of a hard landing. A shear pin is coupled to the actuator member which is configured to shear when a desired level of force is applied to at least a portion of the shear pin. A visibly recognizable indictor is moved from a non-indicating position to an indicating position upon shearing of the shear pin. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214602 | Precise Critical Temperature Indicator and Manufacturing Method Therefor - A precise critical temperature indicator is applied to small products requiring refrigeration or freezing to control the operation of a temperature sensor built into an integrated structure of a single body. A method for manufacturing said precise critical temperature indicator, wherein a plurality of development medium members and a plurality of development material members are opposed to each other, and blocking members are interposed therebetween to support the development medium members and the development material members separately from each other, the development medium members are provided with paths for moving development materials, or paths for movement of development materials can be shortened to adjust speed, and an indication unit is arranged to indicate the state of the development materials at an end or central portion of the development medium when the development materials are exposed to a critical temperature for a predetermined time period. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214603 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SILICON SINGLE CRYSTAL - The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a silicon single crystal which can more greatly suppress a pinhole formation in the silicon single crystal, which is a method of manufacturing a silicon single crystal by the Czochralski method in which a silicon material to be silicon melt is melted in a furnace body and then a silicon single crystal is pulled up. After melting the silicon material and before the start of pulling up the silicon single crystal, a heater power is set to be higher than that during the step of pulling up the silicon single crystal, and an internal furnace pressure is set as 30 Torr or less, which is lower than that during the step of pulling up the silicon single crystal, the power and pressure being maintained for a predetermined time, and then the step of pulling up the silicon single crystal is carried out. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214604 | UPPER HEATER FOR USE IN PRODUCTION OF SINGLE CRYSTAL, SINGLE CRYSTAL PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SINGLE CRYSTAL - The present invention is directed to an upper heater for use in the production of a single crystal, the upper heater in which at least electrodes to which a current is supplied and a heat generating section which generates heat by resistance heating are provided, the upper heater being used when a single crystal is produced by Czochralski method, the upper heater being placed above a graphite heater which is placed so as to surround a crucible containing silicon melt, wherein the heat generating section is ring-shaped and is placed so as to surround the crucible, and has slits formed from the inside and the outside of the heat generating section in a horizontal direction. As a result, an upper heater for use in the production of a single crystal, the upper heater which can control a crystal defect of the single crystal efficiently, and single crystal production equipment and a method for producing a single crystal, the equipment and the method which can produce a high-quality single crystal by controlling a crystal defect efficiently and improving the oxygen concentration controllability by using the upper heater for use in the production of a single crystal, are provided. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214605 | SINGLE-CRYSTAL MANUFACTURING METHOD AND SINGLE-CRYSTAL MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a silicon single crystal manufacturing method for manufacturing a single crystal based on a horizontal magnetic field applied CZ method for pulling the single crystal while applying a horizontal magnetic field to a silicon raw material melt accommodated in a quartz crucible by a magnetic field application device, comprising: measuring a center position of the magnetic field generated by the magnetic field application device; and deviating the measured center position of the magnetic field from a pulling member serving as a rotation axis of the single crystal in a horizontal direction within the range of 2 to 14 mm before manufacture of the single crystal and/or during manufacture of the single crystal. As a result, the silicon single crystal manufacturing method and manufacturing apparatus that enable manufacture of a single crystal while suppressing fluctuations in diameter and in oxygen concentration without a variation caused due to characteristics of the apparatus can be provided. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214606 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SILICON CARBIDE SINGLE CRYSTAL - A crucible includes: a crucible body configured to hold the sublimation raw material; a lid configured to close an opening of the crucible body and provided with a mounting portion configured to support the seed crystal; and a guide member extending toward a sublimation raw material side from an outer peripheral portion of the mounting portion. The guide member has a cover portion configured to cover an outer peripheral portion of the seed crystal from the sublimation raw material side, the cover being protruded from a mounting unit side end portion provided on a mounting portion side. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214607 | SPRAY EDGER DEVICES SUITABLE FOR USE WITH MATERIAL APPLICATION APPARATUS - A spray edger device, which is suitable for use with a material application apparatus, said spray edger device includes a planar blade member, a substantially V-shaped frame member for supporting the planar blade member, and a collar member configured for moveably connecting the planar blade member to a barrel portion of a material application apparatus. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214608 | Electroless Plating System - An electroless plating system includes a plating solution, and controlling reducing agents in the plating solution for deposition over outlier features smaller than about five hundred nanometers and isolated by about one thousand nanometers. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214609 | ATMOSPHERIC PLASMA APPARATUS - An atmospheric plasma apparatus for depositing a layer on a continuous base film transported in its longitudinal direction includes an electrode for treatment provided opposite to the peripheral surface of a drum electrode and upstream of an electrode for deposition in the direction of transportation of the base film, an electric power source for treatment which applies voltages to the electrode for treatment, and a reactive gas-feeding element for feeding a reactive gas for surface treatment between the drum electrode and the electrode for treatment. The atmospheric plasma apparatus as such is capable of depositing a layer without impairing effects of surface treatment, allowing a higher adhesion between the base film and the layer deposited thereon and, consequently, an efficient, successive deposition of a high-quality layer. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214610 | MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS OF SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE - It is an object to provide a homogeneous semiconductor substrate in which defective bonding is reduced. Such a semiconductor substrate can be formed by the steps of: disposing a first substrate in a substrate bonding chamber which includes a substrate supporting base where a plurality of openings is provided, substrate supporting mechanisms provided in the plurality of openings, and raising and lowering mechanisms which raise and lower the substrate supporting mechanisms; disposing a second substrate over the first substrate so as not to be in contact with the first substrate; and bonding the first substrate to the second substrate by using the raising and lowering mechanisms to raise the substrate supporting mechanisms. | 2011-09-08 |
| 20110214611 | FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS - A film deposition apparatus is provided with a gas nozzle in which ejection holes that eject a reaction gas are formed along a longitudinal direction of the gas nozzle, and a flow regulation member that protrudes from the gas nozzle in either one of upstream and downstream directions of a rotation direction of a turntable. In such a configuration, a separation gas flowing from an upstream side of the rotation direction to the gas nozzle is restricted from flowing between the gas nozzle and the turntable on which a substrate is placed, and the reaction gas flowing upward from the turntable is restricted by the separation gas, thereby impeding a reaction gas concentration in a process area from being lowered. | 2011-09-08 |
